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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Is Father's Day an official holiday? When did it start? What to know about the day's origin
-28-year-old man dies from injuries sustained in Dudley car crash: Police
-Millbury resident wins big on "Wheel of Fortune"
-After federal S.N.A.P. cut, Worcester will spend $2 million on food insecurity
-City Hall flag raising marks Juneteenth in Worcester
-TODAY! Worcester Asian Festival noon-5 Sunday at Worcester State
-Taste of Shrewsbury Street returns to Worcester on Tuesday
-Shrewsbury Street real estate agency expands to Leominster
-Worcester Superintendent Monárrez's year end message. Video (3:31)
-Worcester eatery expanding to Boston: Report
-Worcester woman admits to defrauding MassHealth of $36,000
>FAITH: Learning the lessons of love and true forgiveness
-ICYMI: Was accused killer Carlos Asencio hearing voices or just "intense thoughts?" Trial experts differ
-Worcester mayor calls for public hearing on Community Healthlink detox suspension
-Canal District market plans to sell wine. Not everyone's happy about it
-All of Worcester's American Rescue Plan Act money is allocated, city manager says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden police name Chris Noyes Deputy Chief
-Watch as Brilla Coffee travels 2,000 miles from Nicaragua to your cup (2:52)
-Wachusett students shine at science fair
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Delays on Mass Pike in Westborough after multi-vehicle crash
-Anniversary of 2001 Father's Day tornado that hit Princeton
-Grafton's Lily Bouvier to compete for Saint Anselm’s after successful high school lacrosse career
-Grafton police chief warns of driveway paving and sealing scams
-Berlin, Boylston schools explore resource officers
-Sterling parking source of ire
-Shrewsbury Public Schools make mindfulness a priority
-Nashoba schedules more meetings, keeps chair
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 100 FM The Pike (12:14): Warren Haynes on new Gov't Mule Album Peace... Like A River
-North High School's Spring Art and Music Showcase (48:40)
-Laurel: Mr. Summer arrives right on time in Worcester
-Vocero Hispano: 06-16-2023 al 06-22-2023
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 446 (27:56): Al Pettway, North High basketball coach
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 11 (28:22): Odette Wilkens
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who retired as fire captain after 42 years of service
>SPORTS: Bill O'Brien's new system for Patriots has a familiar feel
-Red Sox rained out; doubleheader today
-Bravehearts rained out. Next home game 4 p.m. Sunday
-Worcester Bravehearts Father’s Day with the Johnsons (3:05)
-Bill Ballou's Baseball column
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Pirates aim to close season strong
-Revolution beat Orlando City, 3-1
-Mass. Baseball Coaches Association sets Central Mass. roster for senior all-star game
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: Collapsed section of I-95 to open in 2 weeks, Pennsylvania governor says
-Shooting outside festival leaves 2 dead
-Tragic: Tourist, 33, falls 4,000 feet to his death at Grand Canyon
>NEW ENGLAND: Child, 3, falls from 4th-floor window in Maine
-Canadian hovercraft forced to ground itself on Hampton Beach
-Major crash on Sagamore Bridge brings traffic to a standstill
>BUSINESS: Bank announces reopening of Downtown Worcester branch
-42% of C.E.O.s say A.I. could destroy humanity in 5 to 10 years
>HEALTH: First-of-its-kind erectile dysfunction gel Eroxon gets F.D.A. OK
-Night owls may die younger, but more than sleep is to blame
>FOOD: What is a reverse grocery list? Here’s how to save time at the store with one
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Esports scores national championship in inaugural season
-Clark researcher seeks to uncover decades-old stories of Rwandans fleeing violence in Congo
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How to spend a long weekend in the Finger Lakes
>HOMES: 5 Mass. homes with enticing features for home buyers
>TV/STREAMING: Best Father's Day movies to watch on Prime Video
>MOVIES: Carrie Fisher is a good witch in the trailer for her final film, "Wonderwell"
>CELEBRITY: Def Leppard's tragic, hard partying rock stardom
>ANIMALS: Puppy who couldn't walk can't stop prancing (2:56)
>HISTORY: Former Worcester jail
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man who befriended suspected scammer makes good again (2:48)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania. sly foxes steals shoes, newspapers from neighborhood residents
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 33 today in Worcester
+6:00: Few more inches of snow expected; Worcester parking ban remains
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Former city councilor on trial after I.C.E. arrest incident (1:47)
+6:00: Millbury officer shot in standoff released from hospital, recovering
+6:00: Dozens of Central Mass. firms work with NASA, including WPI, where researchers follow in Goddard’s footsteps
+6:00: Retired Worcester judge weighs in on D.C.F. dispute as child faces possible move to Guatemala (4:17)
+6:00: Advance Placement Honor Roll includes 2 Worcester schools
+Noon: Saint John's High School goes into lockdown after social media threat
+Noon: 2 performers have local beat as "STOMP" tour comes to The Hanover
+Noon: Listen Up: Solo flights from local artists Morning Son and Theoria
-4 charged with manslaughter in death of state police recruit Enrique Delgado-Garcia of Worcester (5:51). Article
-Related: Press conference (22:15)
-Related: Read the full report
-Worcester woman, 88, found dead in freezing cold outside her home
-Worcester D.P.W. chief: Parked cars were biggest obstacle to plowing
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Worcester man arrested for stealing $134.99 bottle of tequila from Shrewsbury liquor store
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Central Mass. taekwondo teacher’s drive to be "the best" takes her to Korea for special honor
-Central Mass. Chronicles: Can Worcester Airport be profitable for airlines?
-National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness event puts pandemic in focus
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Southern Food restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Trial set for Worcester pair accused of releasing hundreds of mink at Pennsylvania fur farm
-Worcester 3-decker porch fire quickly extinguished
-Heating, water issues force patient evacuations at UMass Memorial MetroWest hospital (1:44). Article
-Latest water main break in Worcester repaired
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn High cancels Tuesday classes due to smell of gas in building
-Parts of Shrewsbury lose power overnight
-Over 25,000 gallons of wastewater released into Flint Pond in Shrewsbury in January
-Former Westborough cinema to become Hindu worship site, following $5.1 million sale
-Woman arrested after kicking E.R. staff, spitting on police at Leominster hospital
-23-year-old area man seriously injured, charged with D.W.I. in N.H. snowmobile crash
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale 7 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester teens to take the mic at poetry slam
-February vacation week activities in Central Mass. and beyond
>OPINION: Aislinn Doyle: It was never about the snow
-Worcester Business Journal editorial: Worcester's Kitty Hawk moment
-Noelia M. Chafoya: Learning first, tech second in Worcester schools
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 1 (27:02)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:01): Charter reform, snowstorm accountability and Spencer shooting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teaching assistant in Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Patriots bounce back after Super Bowl loss? Here’s what history says
-How Seahawks’ defense disrupted Drake Maye and Patriots
-Will Campbell ducks media after Patriots awful Super Bowl
-Maxx Crosby would love to play for Patriots coach Mike Vrabel
-Celtics assign Jayson Tatum to practice with Maine G League Team
-Brandon Carlo-Fraser Minten trade has been a home run for Bruins
-Holy Cross women's hockey ranked 14th in the country
-Holy Cross women's hockey Senior Day (1:18)
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 18
>NATIONAL: Latest video plea from Savannah Guthrie reveals somber "shift" in tone: NBC reporter
-Epstein victims use Super Bowl commercial to pressure Pam Bondi to release withheld files
-Tragic: 13 skiers, climbers and hikers died in Italian mountains over the last week
>NEW ENGLAND: Flight from Boston at center of security situation in Aruba (:51)
-Brown University shooting: New body cam video shows aftermath (2:18)
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor elected President of the Korean Society of Criminology in America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 U.S. malls that are destinations in themselves
-Why are the new T.S.A. scanners so slow?
>BUSINESS: Spencer manufacturing startup projects to reach hundreds of millions in sales by 2030
-LPL Financial Research: 5 reasons the run in emerging markets could continue
-Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
>HOMES: Homeowners keeping homes longer in Mass., Conn., California, R.I. and Maine
>SHOPPING: Valentine's Day gift ideas for co-workers, teachers, friends and more
>FOOD: Chips Ahoy! Baked Bites Brookie snacks recall expanded
>HEALTH: Expert says sleep habits can help ward off dementia (1:22). Article
-"Take the vaccine, please," Dr. Oz says in an appeal as measles cases rise
>TV/STREAMING: The Best Super Bowl LX ads, Winter Olympics and "Wutherthing Heights" preview
-"Shrinking" Season 4: Apple TV’s hit comedy snags early renewal ahead of Season 3 premiere
>MOVIES: "Send Help" wins Super Bowl Box Office as "Melania" tumbles to No. 10
>CELEBRITY: Olivia Colman describes herself to her husband as a gay man
-Catherine O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism. Cancer was the underlying cause
>ANIMALS: Mangy feral puppy turns into the cuddliest family dog (2:23)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 40 Grafton St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: People mocked his mangled truck, until man stepped up to help (3:01)
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma City, 4-legged "pooch pirates" swipe package from porch
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